Cobra Command Part 3 is here, within the pages of Cobra #9. Written by Mike Costa with art by Alex Cal, it looks like it will fit in seamlessly with the previous parts of this edge-of-your-seat series.
Check out the 5-Page Preview below, the issue hits on Wednesday.
Cobra Ongoing #9
Mike Costa (w) • Alex Cal (a) • Dave Wilkins, Antonio Fuso (c)
“Cobra Command,” Part Three! As the takeover of a foreign nation by the new Cobra Commander continues, we follow other members of Cobra High Command who are not as amenable to the new Commander as they first seemed. While certain Cobra agents quietly plot their vengeance, others align themselves with the new Commander… but he may have more in store for Cobra than just a military coup.
As always, full credit must be given to notpicard who has been able to dig up some fantastic stuff over the past week or so. Late last week he directed me towards a couple of different sites he uncovered online, and while the style of the art from the two sites is quite different, they have one thing in common. Some bad ass G.I. Joe conceptual drawings and paintings!
First, I’d like to point out Indigo Studios, who were apparently the folks behind the Pursuit of Cobra paintings that served as backdrops for the slideshow at the G.I. Joe Convention in 2009. They may have been used elsewhere, but I’m not sure where. All I know is I am absolutely in love with these paintings, and I am fired up that there is now a place to see them in all of their medium res glory. They really capture the whole Pursuit of Cobra aesthetic pretty perfectly, I must say. I do find it a bit odd that the human characters don’t bare much resemblance to the Pursuit of Cobra characters we got, but the vehicles and environments make up for that. You can find Indigo Studios right here, and I’ve mirrored the fantastic images below.
Next are some images from SoupGraphix.com, who appear to be a graphic design company much more animated in spirit, but equally cool. They appear to be behind some of the recent Convention logos, and apparently had some input into the G.I. Joe: Renegades logo, too. There are some pretty neat ideas below that we have not seen anywhere. Question is, are they unused logos from projects past, or potential clues about stuff still to come? Regardless, I’ve mirrored a few of the images below, hit up SoupGraphix.com to see the rest.
We don’t have 1, not 2…but THREE 5-page previews for G.I. Joe related issues hitting Wednesday. Included in this barrage is G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #174, Snake Eyes #9, and Cobra Annual 2012 featuring the history of the new Cobra Commander. Excellent.
Click the Read the Rest of this Entry link below to check out the three previews.
The initial assault of the Cobra Civil War launched last week, but unfortunately I was in Kansas City so I couldn’t add my .02 in until…well… now.
As folks will hopefully notice, I’ve kicked things off by posting the official IDW “Cobra Civil War Casualty Count” in the upper right hand corner of the screen, and the next obvious step in my mind was reviewing the first installment of the Cobra Civil War series, Issue #0, which was released last week.
Many of the pages of this issue had been released via previews on various websites, but it was refreshing to be able to read the entire issue cover to cover in one fell swoop to get a better idea for story flow. And how did the story turn out? Click the “Read the Rest of this Entry” link below for my review!
Well it must be that time of year again… sick and tired of the publicity the Joes are getting from the annual JoeCon, Cobra Commander has led an all out assault on JoeCon 2011 in Orlando! In fact, it looks like he’s taking it over for Cobra!
Check out CobraCon.com, and take a peek at the YouTube video below.
With a big thanks to The Terror Drome who clued me in to the fact that Hasbro had included the presentation slides with their images they sent along yesterday, and I just never dug deep enough! Apologies all around.
Below are the images from Hasbro’s Joe presentation, which gives the assortment lowdowns, the release dates, and some press images that have not yet been revealed. Two headed Renegades Cobra Commander FTW!
Over the past week we’ve received some conflicting information about upcoming releases from G.I. Joe: The Pursuit of Cobra, but it would appear that things have somewhat ironed out. Several online retailers including Big Bad Toy Store, Entertainment Earth, and Small Joes have received information from Hasbro that seems to finally confirm what waves 3 and 4 for 2011 will consist of. This is how it shakes out:
2011 Wave 3 (AKA “Wave 5″)
Blowtorch
Cobra – The Enemy
Cobra Commander
General Hawk
Jungle B.A.T.
Steel Brigade
2011 Wave 4 (AKA “Wave 6″)
Snake Eyes Temple Guardian
Crazy Legs
Croc Master
Rock Viper
Viper
Iron Grenadier
To pre-order, make sure to visit Small Joes, Big Bad Toy Store (wave 3 and wave 4), or Entertainment Earth (wave “5″ and wave “6″). Now, just to get some pictures! Keep your eyes peeled to GeneralsJoes.com next weekend as I visit New York City and attend the 2011 Toy Fair!
Huge thanks to the MSGulfCoast GIJoe Collectors Club for snagging a nice copy of a recent G.I. Joe: Renegades promo that aired on a recent episode of Hubworld. A lot of new footage is sprinkled throughout, with a heaping helping of cool music and action.
The roller coaster ride continues full steam ahead and Renegades finally arrives November 26th at 5:00pm! Are you ready?
A big thanks to Mysterious Stranger for pointing this out to me via my Twitter feed! Dave Perillo has posted a couple of very interesting pieces of art on his site, Montygog’s Art-O-Rama, featuring very stylistic G.I. Joe and COBRA caricatures. I’m loving ‘em! Check out the G.I. Joe one here, and the COBRA one right here.
So with the recent finishing of a hellish month of training and testing I had some spare time this past weekend, and did up a silly little music video for G.I. Joe: Resolute. It’s nothing great, just a project that kept me entertained for a few hours.
